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A review by kate66
China Room by Sunjeev Sahota
5.0
A surprising read for a Booker longlist. Usually I'm bored by a Booker author trying to be too clever but this book is simply a great story written beautifully. I finished it in a couple of sessions because I desperately wanted to know what happened.
It tells the stories of Mehar and her great grandson. Mehar has been married to a man she's never seen. Even after her marriage she is unsure of which of 3 brothers is her husband. She begins to guess and through various misunderstandings she guesses wrong. The story follows what happens after.
The second story is that of her great grandson who has been sent to India for the summer to help him recover from heroin addiction. There he meets a beautiful doctor. His story follows him trying to get over his addiction and trying to find out what happened to his great grandmother.
Highly recommended.
It tells the stories of Mehar and her great grandson. Mehar has been married to a man she's never seen. Even after her marriage she is unsure of which of 3 brothers is her husband. She begins to guess and through various misunderstandings she guesses wrong. The story follows what happens after.
The second story is that of her great grandson who has been sent to India for the summer to help him recover from heroin addiction. There he meets a beautiful doctor. His story follows him trying to get over his addiction and trying to find out what happened to his great grandmother.
Highly recommended.